14 MGEAUGUST 2019 http://www.mgenthusiast.comarons sales have a theme,
the early June event being
the British Heritage, Classic
and Sports Cars auction.
On a general note, although trends
are tricky to identify, it was noticeable
that two Mini Cooper Ss didn’t live
up to expectations. A 1966 example
failed to reach its lofty £38,000-£45,
estimate, while the other (a Mk3)
changed hands for £13,750, reflecting its
customised state and CKD provenance.
Nothing particularly special in the
MG ranks. A ‘barn find’ 1974 BGT, one
of the last chrome bumper models
and obviously in need of restoration,
went to £1100. You won’t really know if
that was cheap or not without a good
prod around the sills and floor (if it has
them). In a similar state, a ’71 Roadster
reached £3410 and a BGT, also of 1971
vintage, almost doubled that, selling
for £6600, reflecting its low mileage.
Moving up, a mostly original BGT
V8 with 77k miles recorded just broke
the £20k barrier, settling at £20,020.
Factory V8s are rare already but
how many left are Tundra Green?
Predictably, the 1959 MGA 1600
Roadster made top money on the
(MG) day, at £22,000. That’s about
par for the course but this car was
one of the CKD kits, exported in
large chunks and then assembled
abroad. In this case the destination
was New South Wales, Australia.
Finally, at Sandown Park, a unique
A for Alfa but no takers
MGA ragtop came before the rostrum,
tagged at £12,000 to £15,000. The
modest estimate was partly down to
cosmetics, but also to what lay beneath
the bonnet. Yes, a twin-cam engine...
But it wasn’t a Twin-Cam as made at
Abingdon from 1958 to 1960. In fact,
power comes from an Alfa Romeo 1750
DOHC four, as seen in various capacities
and guises from 1954 until 1997.B
This 1968 MGC Roadster was auctioned at H&H for £20,812.1969 MGC GT sold at H&H for £13,500.
MG 1300 sold
for £8586 at ACA.1973 Midget sold for £1400 at ACA.